diff --git a/commands/now_playing.py b/commands/now_playing.py
index 325f720..26af24b 100644
--- a/commands/now_playing.py
+++ b/commands/now_playing.py
@@ -60,22 +60,47 @@ def setup(bot: bot.Bot):
             except Exception as e:
                 print(e)
                 await ctx.send(u.error_msg("Unknown database error."))
-            if not username: await ctx.send(u.error_msg("Please provide an `artist - album` query or set your Last.fm username with `/setfm`."))
+            if not username: await ctx.send(u.error_msg("Please provide an `artist | album` query or set your Last.fm username with `/setfm`."))
             else:
                 try:
                     user = bot.lastfm.get_user(username)
 
                     if not user.get_now_playing:
                         last_played = user.get_recent_tracks(limit=1)
-                        album = last_played[0].get_album()
+                        albumobj = last_played[0].get_album()
                     else:
-                        album = user.get_now_playing().get_album()
-                    
-                    cover_art = album.get_cover_image()
+                        albumobj = user.get_now_playing().get_album()
 
-                    if not cover_art: await ctx.send(u.error_msg(f"**{album.get_name()}** does not seem to have cover art."))
-                    else: await ctx.send(f"Here's the cover art for **[{album.get_name()}]({album.get_url()})**:\n{cover_art}")
+                    cover_art = albumobj.get_cover_image()
+
+                    if not cover_art: await ctx.send(u.error_msg(f"**{albumobj.get_name()}** does not seem to have cover art."))
+                    else: await ctx.send(f"Here's the cover art for **[{albumobj.get_name()}]({albumobj.get_url()})**:\
+                                        {cover_art}")
 
                 except Exception as e:
                     print(e)
                     await ctx.send(u.error_msg("Unknown error."))
+        else:
+            try:
+                if "|" not in album:
+                    await ctx.send(u.error_msg("Please search using the format `artist | album name`."))
+                else:
+                    artist = ' '.join(album).split(sep="|")[0]
+                    albumtitle = ' '.join(album).split(sep="|")[1]
+                    if not artist or not albumtitle:
+                        await ctx.send(u.error_msg("Please enter a valid artist and album name."))
+                    else:
+                        albumobj = bot.lastfm.get_album(artist=artist, title=albumtitle)
+                        cover_art = albumobj.get_cover_image()
+                        
+                        if not cover_art: await ctx.send(u.error_msg(f"**{albumobj.get_name()}** does not seem to have cover art."))
+                        else: await ctx.send(
+                            f"Here's the cover art for **[{albumobj.get_name(properly_capitalized=True)}]({albumobj.get_url()})**:\
+                            {cover_art}"
+                        )
+            except pylast.WSError as e:
+                print(e)
+                await ctx.send(u.error_msg(e))
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(e)
+                await ctx.send(u.error_msg("Unknown parsing error."))